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using System.Text;

using log4net.Appender;
using log4net.Core;

namespace log4net.Tests.Appender
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Write events to a string
  /// </summary>
  /// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
  public class StringAppender : AppenderSkeleton
  {
    private StringBuilder m_buf = new StringBuilder();

    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="StringAppender" /> class.
    /// </summary>
    public StringAppender()
    {
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Get the string logged so far
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public string GetString()
    {
      return m_buf.ToString();
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Reset the string
    /// </summary>
    public void Reset()
    {
      m_buf.Length = 0;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="loggingEvent">the event to log</param>
    protected override void Append(LoggingEvent loggingEvent)
    {
      m_buf.Append(RenderLoggingEvent(loggingEvent));
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// This appender requires a <see cref="Layout"/> to be set.
    /// </summary>
    /// <value><c>true</c></value>
    protected override bool RequiresLayout
    {
      get { return true; }
    }
  }
}